yellow lab shaking vigorously

[Jakepen]

I have three yellow labs, I've noticed one following another around, getting in front of it, and shaking violently....is this a mating thing?

 

[CichlidLady0312]

Are they swimming around in circles too

 

[Malawimaddness]

Mating display

 

[Jakepen]

Not really swimming in circles, the one yellow lab doesn't hang around long enough to let him circle. How big do they have to be to be ready to mate?

 

[bcurlacher54]

Could be mating could be a show of dominance.

 

[Jakepen]

Id be surprised if he is the dominant one. I actually thought he was going to die for a while. When I brought the three yellow labs home, they were all about an inch, two of them are almost three inches big now, the one shaking is not even two inches. He is ridiculously slow growing.

 

[Wailing Banshee]

Id be surprised if he is the dominant one. I actually thought he was going to die for a while. When I brought the three yellow labs home, they were all about an inch, two of them are almost three inches big now, the one shaking is not even two inches. He is ridiculously slow growing.

My red zebra has been doing that over territory. He quivers all over and looks like he is having a seizure. He is not happy with his new tank mates. He's also went from dark orange red to light peach. Could yours be having a tantrum?

 

[Malawimaddness]

Size means nothing about dominance, it can be the biggest or the smallest or a genus that is just hyper aggressive that takes the top spot